Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourpennyworth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fourpen-ny-worth
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion worth fourpence.

Dated

Example Sentences

  • "a fourpennyworth of rum"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English fourpenny English -worth English fourpennyworth From fourpenny + -worth.

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Questions

What does fourpennyworth mean?
A portion worth fourpence.
Where does fourpennyworth come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr Proto-Germanic *fedwōr Proto-West Germanic *feuwar Old English fēower Middle English four English four Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor. Latin patina Latin panna? Latin pannus? Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *panningaz Proto-West Germanic *panning Old English peniġ Middle English peny English penny English fourpenny English -worth English fourpennyworth From fourpenny + -worth.

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